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Turkey Foot Campground, located on London Ranger District, is nestled along the banks of War Fork Creek in Jackson County. The road into the campground is fairly steep and may be unsuitable for vehicles towing large trailers. The creek is stocked with trout throughout the year. A playfield with a horseshoe pit is located t the end of camping sites alongside the creek. All of the campsites are wooded. Make this page look nicer by submitting photos of your visit to Turkey Foot Campground. Learn more... Each site is equipped with picnic table, fire ring, tent pad, and lantern pole. There is no water, electric or dump station available in the campground. All of the sites are within easy walking distance of the creek. Turkey Foot Campground Map Use caution at the low water ford across the creek at the campground entrance. Do not cross if flooded. Low lying areas are prone to flooding, so be alert for flooding when driving, camping or crossing streams in this area. Campfires are permitted in fire rings only. Make sure fires are out before retiring at night or when leaving your campsite. View Turkey Foot Campground Guide & Map(pdf) Trails nearby: Sheltowee Trace National Recreation Trail #100. A portion of Section 19, from Turkey Foot Campground to Jackson County Road 376, is open to off-highway vehicles less than 50" wide. Turkey Foot Loop Trail System #303 (4.5 miles) - hiking only
From US 421 take KY 587 north and turn left onto Forest Road 4 (Turkey Foot Road). Follow FR 4 to FR 345 (Elsam Fork Road). Turn right onto 345 and follow signs to the campground. From Arvel take KY 587 south and turn right onto Forest Road 4 (Turkey Foot Road). Follow FR 4 to FR 345 (Elsam Fork Road). Turn right onto 345 and followsigns to the campground. From Berea: From I-75 take Berea Exit 76. Head east on KY 21. Stay on KY 21E (Big Hill Road) approximately 5 miles until it ends at US 421. Turn right (south) on US 421. Take US 421 west for approximately 18.4 miles to McKee KY. Turn left onto KY 89. Turn right on Macedonia Road for 0.5-mile. Turn left on Turkey Foot Road for 1 mile. The road turns to gravel. After 1.9 miles, turn left onto Forest Service Road 345 and follow signs to the campground.
Simple camping in a young forest. Very quiet. There is a long gravel road with many sites. No fire rings, primitive pack in and pack out. Not really a destination campsite, but great for a stopover if you are in the area. We had no trouble finding a place for our teardrop and could even park a small camper.
Nice, quiet and well spaced primitive campground. No running water or trash pickup. 2 sets of pit toilets.
Love this place. Beautiful hiking trails and trout fishing certain times of the year.
This campground was excellent.
Set on the western side of the blue ridge mountains overlooking a great creek supplied by along the side.
It is not rv friendly. However, I got in and out ok with my 27-foot Imagine. Had go divert the super tight left leaving by going up the mountain foe a mile to an easy turn around.
Turkey season packs this camp.
Beautiful camp ground, sites are secluded, and spaced far enough away from each other for plenty of privacy. Very quiet and peaceful during the day. No electricity or water, but we knew that before going. My only complaint is that we never saw a park ranger or anyone patrol the grounds the entire time that we were there, and there is alot of suspicious activity after dark. There is absolutely no traffic through the campground during the day, but it turns into a very busy place at night with the same people coming in and out every night multiple times a night at all hours. It seems that they were running a "business" there if you know what I mean. Which was a little scary to be around.
